In July 1969, “A&M” label released “Tell It Like It Is”, the seventh George Benson album. It was recorded April – May 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- George Benson – vocals, guitar
- Rodgers Grant, Richard Tee – piano
- Bob Bushnell, Jerry Jemmott, Jim Fielder – bass guitar
- Leo Morris – drums
- Paul Alicea, Angel Allende, Johnny Pacheco – percussion
- Arthur Clarke, Bob Porcelli, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, Sonny Fortune – saxophone
- Lew Soloff – trumpet
- Marty Sheller – arrangements, conductor
- Pete Turner – photography
Track listing:
- Soul Limbo – Booker T. & the M.G.’s
- Are You Happy – Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble
- Tell It Like It Is – George Davis, Lee Diamond
- Land of 1000 Dances – Chris Kenner
- Jackie, All – Eumir Deodato
- Don’t Cha Hear Me Callin’ to Ya – Rudy Stevenson
- Water Brother – Don Sebesky
- My Woman’s Good to Me – Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton
- Jama Joe – George Benson
- My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
- Out in the Cold Again – Ted Koehler, Rube Bloom
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